Table 1 Characteristics of included studies
Author | Year Published | Location | Period | PWID | n | Age, mean ± SD | Male, n (%) | Maximum follow-up (years) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arbulu [39] | 2000 | Detroit, USA | 1970–1990 | Yes | 55 | NA ± NA | ● | 29 | Kaplan Meier reported for 36 patients. |
Asgeirsson [40] | 2016 | Karolinska, Sweden | 2004–2013 | Yes | 10 | 38.7 ± 12.75 | 77 (64) | 1 | Data reported for surgical and non-surgical cases together. |
No | 27 | 65.6 ± 8.25 | 96 (77) | 1 | |||||
Baraki [41] | 2013 | Hannover, Germany | 1996–2012 | Yes | 9 | ● | Demographic data reported together. IPD reported in table but survival for survivors not reported. | ||
No | 45 | 42 ± 16.2 | 37 (68.5) | 5 | |||||
Boyd [42] | 1977 | New York, USA | 1970–1975 | Yes | 14 | NA ± NA | ● | 15 | Demographic data reported together. Kaplan Meier not separated by PWID and non-PWID. |
No | 19 | 49 ± 21 | 19 (57.6) | 15 | |||||
Carozza [43] | 2004 | Naples, Italy | 1980–2004 | Yes | 39 | 32.1 ± 8.1 | 35 (89.7) | 10.5 | |
No | 85 | 33.4 ± 8.2 | 57 (67.1) | 10.5 | |||||
Carrell [44] | 1993 | Zurich, Switzerland | 1989–1991 | Yes | 10 | 23.4 ± 3.2 | 7 (70) | 20 | Reconstructed IPD from published table. |
Dawood [45] | 2015 | Baltimore, USA | 2002–2012 | Yes | 56 | 39 ± 12 | 23 (41.1) | 11 | Included 6 patients who were non-PWID |
1989 | Bronx, USA | 1984–1987 | Yes | 9 | NA ± NA | ● | 2.75 | Reconstructed IPD from published table. | |
1977–1980 | Yes | 10 | NA ± NA | ● | 9 | No Kaplan Meier or patient table. | |||
1990 | Bronx, USA | 1977–1989 | Yes | 57 | NA ± NA | ● | 10 | Combined previous cohorts | |
Hubbell [48] | 1981 | San Francisco, USA | 1965–1976 | Yes | 27 | 33 ± 12.1 | 57 (72) | 11 | Demographic data reported together for surgical and non-surgical. Reconstructed IPD from published table. |
Kaiser [49] | 2007 | St. Louis, USA | 1986–2005 | Yes | 62 | 39 ± 9 | 37 (59.7) | 19.1 | Microbiologic data only for 31 of 62 in PWID. |
No | 284 | 54 ± 15 | 185 (65.1) | 18.8 | |||||
Kim [50] | 2016 | Boston, USA | 2002–2014 | Yes | 78 | 35.9 ± 9.9 | 48 (61.5) | 10 | |
No | 358 | 59.3 ± 14.1 | 247 (69) | 10 | |||||
Levitsky [51] | 1982 | Chicago, USA | 1976–1981 | Yes | 37 | 34.6 ± NA | 31 (83.8) | 5 | No SD reported. Age range 20–52 |
Mammana [52] | 1983 | Chicago, USA | 1976–1979 | Yes | 18 | 33.7 ± 10.3 | ● | 3 | Reconstructed IPD from published table. |
Martin-Davila [53] | 2005 | Madrid, Spain | 1985–1999 | Yes | 26 | 33 ± NA | ● | 12 | Non-PWID were excluded because they were not separated by surgical and non-surgical patients. |
Marks [54] | 2015 | London, England | 1998–2010 | Yes | 11 | 27.8 ± 4.8 | ● | 52 days | Data reported together for surgical and non-surgical |
Mathew [55] | 1995 | Chicago, USA | 1982–1991 | Yes | 80 | 37.7 ± 10 | 58 (72.5) | 7.5 | |
Mestres [56] | 2003 | Barcelona, Spain | 1985–2002 | Yes | 21 | 28.2 ± 6.5 | 18 (85.7) | 10.8 | |
1984 | Los Angeles, USA | 1972–1982 | Yes | 27 | 32.9 ± NA | 37 (7110) | 10 | Demographic data reported together for PWID and non-PWID. Group D streptococcus counted as enterococcus. No SD reported. Age range 9–58 | |
No | 25 | 38 ± NA | 10 | ||||||
Osterdal [59] | 2016 | Bergen, Norway | 2001–2013 | Yes | 29 | 39.7 ± 11.2 | 27 (93.1) | 9.4 | |
Pfannmueller [60] | 2015 | Leipzing, Germany | 1995–2012 | Yes | 11 | 33.5 ± 4.29 | 8 (72.7) | 15 | |
No | 45 | 60.1 ± NA | 31 (68.9) | 15 | Used meta-analysis of mean of two non-PWID groups to obtain mean age | ||||
Rabkin [61] | 2012 | Seattle, USA | 1999–2010 | Yes | 64 | 43.5 ± 10.9 | 45 (70.3) | 6.6 | Grouped S. aureus and CONS. For analysis, considered as S. aureus. |
No | 133 | 48.4 ± 17.9 | 97 (72.9) | 10.3 | |||||
Shetty [62] | 2016 | Nova Scotia, Canada | 2008–2011 | Yes | 7 | 33.4 ± 12.1 | 4 (57.1) | 2 | Reconstructed IPD from published table. |
Shrestha [63] | 2015 | Cleveland, USA | 2007–2012 | Yes | 41 | 38 ± 11 | 26 (63.4) | 6 | |
No | 495 | 59 ± 14 | 342 (69.1) | 6.4 | |||||
Silverman [64] | 1984 | Chicago, USA | 1976–1983 | Yes | 14 | NA ± NA | 11 (78.6) | 7 | |
Thalme [10] | 2009 | Stockholm, Sweden | 1994–2000 | Yes | 60 | 39 ± 5.9 | 31 (51.7) | 3.3 | Combines both surgical and non-surgical. Reason for differences in n (5 PWID and 27 non-PWID) |
No | 135 | 64 ± 19.2 | 75 (55.6) | 9.4 | |||||
Weymann [65] | 2014 | Heidelberg, Germany | 1993–2013 | Yes | 20 | 35 ± 7.7 | 13 (65) | 16.6 | |
Ying [66] | 2013 | Ottawa, Canada | 2003–2012 | Yes | 24 | 39.4 ± 2.1 | 17 (70.8) | 10 | Reported as abstract, never published. |
No | 171 | 59.1 ± 1 | 127 (74.3) | 10 |